Background
Anderson, Robert was born on May 22, 1944 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States.
environmental specialist physician
Anderson, Robert was born on May 22, 1944 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States.
Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1970; Master in Public Health, University Texas, 1974.
In 1972, he discovered his early New England ancestry and thereafter devoted his time and energies to genealogical research. He published his first genealogical article in 1976, and about the same time began to plan for what eventually became the Great Migration Study Project. In 1983, he received a Master’s degree in colonial American History from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Anderson was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists (ASG) in 1978 and has served as Secretary and President of that organization.
He also published in the ASG magazine The Genealogist. He became a Contributing Editor of The American Genealogist in 1979, Associate Editor in 1985 and Company-editor in 1993.
He has been an editorial consultant to The New England Historical and Genealogical Register since 1989.
Board directors Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center, Denver, 1991. Major United States Air Force, 1971-1976. Member American Medical Association, American Occupational Health Association, American College Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medical Association.